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Sean Garmer
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38, Hablo espanol 🇻🇪. Gamer Dad. Write Reviews & News @theouterhaven & @411mania. Love JRPGs & Indies. Host Video Games 2 the MAX. Bio: https://muckrack.com/sean-garmer/bio Email: [email protected] YT: https://youtube.com/@w2mnetwork
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I write news stories & game reviews for @theouterhaven.bsky.social, and for over 18 years in general, for various places. I also host a gaming pod Video Games 2 the MAX.

Games or Genres To Know Me By:

Final Fantasy & JRPG's

2D & 3D Platformers

Rock Band & Music Games

Indies
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Here’s my massive interview with Dispatch’s writer Pierre Shorrete - touching on superhero fatigue, the nature of choice in narrative games, how it started as live action, how it became a “far greater” succes than expected, and what’s next www.inverse.com/gaming/dispa...
November 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The PS5 keeps selling, which is no surprise, but I was happy to see that Sony believes it can keep existing long after into the next generation as well. Wrote up a little article on it: www.theouterhaven.net/playstation-...
PlayStation 5 Has Sold Over 84 Million Consoles Worldwide | The Outerhaven
Announced in its latest earnings report, Sony's PlayStation 5 has sold 84.2 million consoles globally as of September 30, 2025 with around 3.9 million of those consoles being sold in the past three mo...
www.theouterhaven.net
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
LIVE NOW! Discussing the 10 Games that Define Us, PlayStation's Look Toward the Future with Cloud Streaming and Possibly Cross-Buy on PS6, GTA VI Delayed, Battlefield 6 Doing Well, and much more on Video Games 2 the MAX: youtube.com/live/nktlDOG...
Video Games 2 the MAX: The PlayStation Portal is Awesome, The Games that Define Us
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November 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Discussing more PowerWash Simulator 2, Final Fantasy Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles, Halo 2 & Halo 3 May also have Campaigns Evolved, the canceled Halo MMO, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is back, Should GTA VI be $100 and more on Video Games 2 the MAX: youtube.com/live/tatiKJg...
Video Games 2 the MAX: HALO MMO Canceled? Animal Crossing's Revival
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November 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Discussing PowerWash Simulator 2, Wreckreation, FF Tactics Ivalice Chronicles, Free to Play Games, Console Exclusives, Pokemon Z-A Sells Big and more on Video Games 2 the MAX: youtube.com/live/pFihr5j...
Video Games 2 the MAX: HALO is coming to PlayStation
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October 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Discussing Keeper, Hades 2, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, ROG Xbox Ally X, Battlefield 6 News, Quantic Dream Multiplatform game, and more on this Video Games 2 the MAX: youtube.com/live/Md5xqo7...
Video Games 2 the MAX: Keeper Impressions, ROG Xbox Ally X is Out!
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October 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Job update time! Today was my first day as Larian Studios' new Storytelling Lead! It's wild to be back in an office fulltime for the first time in more than a decade -- and in another country to boot -- but it's wonderful to find community so far from home.
October 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Today is one of those days that makes you realize all though we can be separated by entire continents. But because Amazon's cloud tech is so far-reaching, we are actually very connected. The outage is affecting my day job, the website I use to stream my podcast, and social media apps all at one time
October 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Discussing Little Nightmares 3, Hades 2, and Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. Is it too early for Next-Gen Consoles and more on this Video Games 2 the MAX: youtube.com/live/uYka5nX...
Video Games 2 the MAX: Is 2027 Too Early For Next-Gen Consoles?
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October 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Consume Me is one of the must-plays of this year, just wonderful. Hard to capture in still images how charming the art is in every single moment.
October 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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“Why isn’t anyone covering our indie games?”

1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Absolum fuses the Hades style rogeike with beat ‘em ups and its spectacular. A gorgeous and heartful game that finds some surprising ways to shake up the formula. Easily one of the best best ‘em ups ever made, and I think the most compelling “Hades-like”we’ve seen. www.inverse.com/gaming/absol...
'Absolum' Is The Perfect Chaser To 'Hades 2'
'Absolum' ambitiously combined the roguelike with the beat 'em up, and the unique concoction is a phenomenal success.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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anyways here's a pod episode from last week, featuring a 35-minute interview with the team behind newly launched indie gem Battle Suit Aces and a discussion about the stellar Consume Me.

youtu.be/MxMY2RPERpQ?...
The Outer Worlds 2, More Ghost of Yotei, And Battle Suit Aces Interview | The Game Informer Show
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October 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Day 1 Games have been the major draw to Xbox Game Pass since 2018. The value and discoverability of the service now come into question with the price hike. My thoughts for @theouterhaven.net: www.theouterhaven.net/microsofts-x...
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Update Brings the Value of Day One Games Into Question
Microsoft announced on October 1, 2025 the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate & PC Game Pass would increase, leaving many to question are Day One games worth it.
www.theouterhaven.net
October 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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October 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
LIVE NOW! Discussing more on Hades 2, the big Xbox Game Pass price increase, all the other ups and downs with Xbox over the weekend, PlayStation 5 Dualsense replaceable battery, our frontrunners for Game of the Year so far, and more!: youtube.com/live/SpPJoxW...
Video Games 2 the MAX: Is Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Still Worth It?
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October 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
As someone who's been a Digimon fan since I was a kid watching the original show on Fox Kids and followed it through my entire life, it is so awesome to see such enthusiasm for Digimon Story: Time Stranger. Also, don't sleep on the new anime. Digimon: Beatbreak, either.
October 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Discussing Hades 2, Silent Hill F, the big news of EA taken Private, Tokyo Game Show thoughts, Xbox ROG Ally prices and much more on Video Games 2 the MAX: youtube.com/live/cAgrrUq...
Video Games 2 the MAX: EA Goes Private for $55 Billion, Hades 2 Impressions
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September 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Editors, another big month of games coming up, and wouldn't you know, I've got a fresh round of bills. As always, I'm actively looking for extra work, and would love to help out with reviews or ancillary coverage. Partner has been very sick for the last month, and I'm trying to pick up the slack.
September 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Silent Hill f has sold over 1 million units as of Sept 26th
September 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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I wrote this!!
September 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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🌒HADES II v1.0 is OUT NOW!! 🌘

Battle beyond the Underworld in our bewitching sequel to the godlike roguelike. Go Kill Time!

Nintendo Switch 2: supergiant.games/h2switch2
Nintendo Switch: supergiant.games/h2switch
Steam: supergiant.games/h2steam
Epic Games Store: supergiant.games/h2egs
Hades II – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 - Nintendo Official Site
Buy Hades II – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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September 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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I’m genuinely asking, if you read a single review of mine this year, make it this one
September 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Consume Me is a game about the most formative time in our lives: High School. Set in a smart calendar system full of snappy minigames, its biting social commentary resonates at every level.

My review:
Consume Me Review – Consumed… With Enjoyment! - Pixelbytegaming
High school. A time of extremes. Anxiety, unrealistic expectations, and sudden shifts in our bodies are running at a record high. Every one of us has a different relationship with it. As they say, som...
pixelbytegaming.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM